The Republic of SSN85 is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Daniel O'Connell with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.227 billion SSN85ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. The average income tax rate is 48.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient SSN85ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,307 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 280,477 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, new "Worker's Strike" laws set out who is allowed to strike a worker, every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts, and the SSN85ian government is the world's largest NGO. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SSN85's national animal is the emu, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

SSN85 is ranked 26,595^th in the world and 244^th in Mikes Hope for Most Developed, scoring 84.67 on the Human Development Index.